St. Peter's Church. John and his friends played the annual garden festival on July 6, 1957 (The Quarrymen). Previously, only military bands played the festival. Paul McCartney was 15 at the time, and attended the show. John's friend, Ivan Vaughan introduced Paul to John at this party.

Located at Church Road, Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside, England L25 6DA

 The Liverpool Institute. Paul attended this school. George attended as well. He was not a good student. He formed a skiffle band with some friends, called "The Rebels". Rock and roll music was the only thing they were interested in. Paul and George met on the bus home from school in 1956.They became friends. Paul didn't tell George much about the Quarrymen, but on MArch 12, 1958, George saw them perform for the first time. After the show, George played guitar for them, and impressed them with his skills. He was adept at playing the lead parts no one else could figure out.

>Located at Mount Street, Liverpool, England L1 9HF

Dovedale Primary School. John first attended this school in 1948. George also attended, but few years later.

Located in Atherton, England

Quarry Banks High School where John attended. This is where they took their name "The Quarrymen" from.

Located on Harthill Road, across from the Botanical Gardens in Liverpool, England.

Mendips. John lived in this house with his Aunt Mimi. His mother wasn't able to care for him properly, so she wanted him to have a proper upbringing with his aunt. His mother was killed by a car in front of Mendips.

Located at 251 Menlove Avenue, Liverpool, England

Strawberry Field. An old Victorian house that was used by the Salvation Army as an orphanage.

Located on Beaconsfiled Road, Liverpool, about one block from the intersection with Menlove Ave.

Hessy's Music Store. John gets his aunt Mimi to loan him five pounds so he could buy a Gallotone Champion guitar.

Located at 60 Stanley Street, Liverpool, England.

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This is where Nems (The North End Music Store) was located. John would go here to listen to records for free. When the employees realized the kids weren't buying anything, they were kicked out of the store.

Located at 12-13 Whitechapel, Liverpool, England

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The Liverpool College of Art. John attending in 1958.

Located at Hope Street, Liverpool, England

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The Casbah. George's band, The Rebels, were booked to play the opening of this club, located in the basement of a house owned by Pete Best's family in late 1958. The band broke up before the show. George went looking forJohn and Paul to see of they were interested in playing the show. They did. At the time, they didn't have a drummer, but they dazzled the crowd.

Located at 8 Hayman's Green, Liverpool, England

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The Jacaranda. A coffee shop where The Beatals, comprised of John, Paul, George, and Pete Best would practice. After John married Cynthia in August 1962, he would sometimes come here to hang out by himself, or go to a pub called the Blue Angel to get away and relax.

Located at 23 Slater Street, Liverpool, England.

The Kaiserkeller Club. They play this club on October 4, 1960 with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. They played for seven straight hours. Gigs were typically very long then.

Located at 38 Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, Germany

The Top Ten Club. Located near the Kaiserkeller. They started playing here, but the owner of the Kaiserkeller was upset because he thought they owed him their allegiance. He fired them. They were on Visas, and George were underage, so he was deported back to England. Paul and Pete were then accused of trying to burn down a building owned by the Kaiserkeller's owner. They were arrested and sent back to England.

Located at 136 Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany

The Star Club. They started playing here in 1962.

Located at 39 Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg, Germany.

The Cavern Club. Their debut gig here was on February 21, 1961. The club was located 3 floors underground. It was damp and dark. They were becoming known at this point, and were making more money than their fathers, at 25 pounds a week.

Located at 10 Mathew Street, Liverpool, England

Abbey Road Studios. They audition for George Martin here. They played 32 songs. At first, they thought it was just an old house, but were impressed with it once they got inside and saw all of the studios. They recorded "Please Please Me" and "Love Me Do". George Martin didn't care for their original songs and thought Pete Best was lacking in skills as a drummer.

Located at 3 Abbey Road, St. John's Wood, London, England NW8 9AY

The London Palladium. On October 13, 1963, they play the TV show "Sunday night at the Palladium". Too many people showed up, and security couldn't control the massive crowds. This may have been the night "Beatlemania" started, as "Beatlemania" was the headline in one of the London papers.

Located at Argyll Street, Westminster, London, England,
W1F 7TF

The Plaza Hotel. They stayed here during their first trip to the United States. The massive crowds forced them to stay in the hotel. They were amazed at the number of radio stations in the city. In London, there was one station. They called the radio stations to request songs.

Located at 5th avenue and Central Park South, Manhattan, New York 10019

Carnegie Hall. They played two sold out shows here in 1964. They were the first rock and roll band to ever play in this venue.

Located at 154 West 57th, Manhattan, New York, USA
10019

Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in New York. During their show, a girl got on stage, ran into Ringo, and knocked him over. 1964.

1 Tennis Place, Forest Hills, New York, USA 11375

The Hollywood Bowl. They were used to not hearing themselves while they played. This was one of their first shows they played where they actually could hear. 1964.

Located at 2301 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA 90078

The Royal Albert Hall. in May of 1965, they sneak in to hear Bob Dylan play. They thought he was a good singer and great song writer.

Located at Kensington Gore, London, England SW7 2AP

Crosley Field. They had a scheduled show, but it was raining heavily. They ended up canceling the show (their first time canceling). They eventually made up the date. Demolished in 1972.

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